For many college students, the anticipation of the month of May is what propels us through the semester. Exams are done, classes are over, and the promise of drinking out of solo cups on the beach is just outside our grasps. However, for a select few unfortunate souls, spring semester was the least of our worries. Welcome to the Summer Session. What was unbearable in fifteen weeks, now just turned down right impossible as our professors pack that punch into six miserable weeks. The cast of "The Parent Trap" knows our struggle and are here to help.
1. Summer Plans
When you have to gently remind your friends that you have class everyday, and therefore, cannot go to the beach.
2. First Day of Class
You: pictured in the middle; Your professor: pictured on the right
The mental freak out as you're going over the syllabus and realize your (summer) life is over. Twelve quizzes, two tests, and three papers in six weeks?
3. Interacting with Classmates
To survive a textbook filled summer, it is absolutely necessary to recruit an ally. You'll usually be able to recognize her the second you walk into class (she'll be the only normal looking one). Over the next six weeks this girl will become your partner in crime. She'll assist you with the in-class sarcastic comments, late night study sessions, and will listen to your complaints about the Suck-up Sally of the room. Which brings us to our next point, dealing with the Suck-up Sally of the room. This girl is also extremely recognizable from Day 1. She has already memorized the textbook along with all of your professor's favorite past times. But how annoying is she really?
4. Note Taking
Classes in the summer are usually upwards of two hours. Rightfully so, most of us lose interest within the first 30 minutes in which we then must continue to pretend taking notes. And when our professor asks if anyone has any questions, we just respond with:
5. Receiving Grades
With most of the test information being covered only a few days before, finding time to study and retain it is exceedingly difficult. Grades, especially on the first test, will be staggeringly low. All you can do to cope is to accept that everyone else in the class did as terrible as you did and move on. Except for Suck-up Sally, she did well on the test in which the whole class can agree
6. Considering Other Options
Becoming a stay at home mom isn't looking too terrible right now.
7. All Good Things Must Come to an End
Eventually, the six weeks are up and you are free once again. But for only a short while, as the next six week session starts on Monday.
